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Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Version 1.0 May 2013 1 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Revision History Ver. Date Description 1.0 May 27, 2013 First release 2 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BENCHMARK ....................................................................................................................................5 2. BIOS ......................................................................................................................................................6 3. BMC (BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER) ...........................................................10 4. CHASSIS ............................................................................................................................................15 5. CPU .....................................................................................................................................................16 6. EXPANSION SLOTS ........................................................................................................................20 7. IO MODULE ......................................................................................................................................22 8. ISCSI ...................................................................................................................................................23 9. MAIN-BOARD ..................................................................................................................................26 10. MEMORY ......................................................................................................................................27 11. MORE INFORMATION ..............................................................................................................32 12. ONBOARD GIGABIT ..................................................................................................................33 13. ONBOARD SAS/SATA SOFTWARE RAID (ESRTII) ..............................................................35 14. ONBOARD SAS/SATA SOFTWARE RAID (RSTE) .................................................................40 15. OS SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................48 16. PCI & PCI-EXPRESS ...................................................................................................................50 17. POWER SUPPLY ..........................................................................................................................52 18. RACK-MOUNT .............................................................................................................................53 19. SAS BACK-PLANE.......................................................................................................................54 20. SAS RAID (MEGARAID 9260-16I/9280-16I4E) ........................................................................57 21. SAS RAID (INTEGRATED RAID MODULE RMS25CB040/RMS25CB080) .......................70 22. SMART CONSOLE.......................................................................................................................83 23. SMART SERVER MANAGER ....................................................................................................92 24. SYSTEM ID (SERVICE ID) LED ...............................................................................................95 25. SYSTEM STATUS LED ................................................................................................................97 26. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................98 27. VIDEO ..........................................................................................................................................101 3 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 28. VIRTUALIZATION ....................................................................................................................102 4 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 1. Benchmark 1. Which benchmark does Altos T350 F2 provide? ANSWER: Currently, Altos T350 F2 provides below benchmark results: • SPEC CPU2006 • SPECpower_ssj2008 2. Where can I find the Altos T350 F2 benchmark results based on SPEC CPU2006? ANSWER: Please go to SPEC web site, http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/ 3. Where can I find more information about SPEC CPU2006 benchmark? ANSWER: More information of SPEC CPU2006 can be found at http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/ 4. Where can I find more information about SPEC Power_ssj2008 benchmark? ANSWER: More information of SPEC Power_ssj2008can be found at http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/ 5. Is there any SPEC CPU2000 result for Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: No, SPEC CPU2000 benchmark has been retired by SPEC in February, 2007. SPEC CPU2000 results submissions are not being accepted and these suites are no longer being supported by SPEC. 6. Can I compare the SPEC CPU2006 result with SPEC CPU2000? ANSWER: No. 5 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 2. BIOS 1. What features can Altos T350 F2 BIOS support? ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. Features BIOS NOTE SMBIOS 2.6.1 ACPI (Advanced Configuration of Power 4.0a Interface) UEFI/EFI 2.1 2. How do I know the latest version of BIOS/firmware of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please refer to Altos T350 F2 THOL (Tested Hardware & Operating System List). 3. Where can I access the Event Log of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please access the SEL (System Event Log) through Smart Console. 4. Is there a DOS utility to access the Event Log? ANSWER: No. 5. Does Altos T350 F2 BIOS supports “Rolling BIOS” feature which there are two copies of BIOS in the Flash ROM? ANSWER: No 6. How do I enter BIOS Setup? ANSWER: Please press F2 during POST. 7. Where could I find the version of BIOS? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Main. b. You would see below information: System BIOS BIOS Version: SE5C600.86B.01.06.0002 Build Date: 11/01/2012 15:39:18 In this example, the BIOS version is 01.06.0002. 8. Where could I find the version of BMC firmware, FRU, SDR? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Sever Management. b. Please select System Information. c. You would see below information: BMC Firmware Revision: 1.17.4151 ME Firmware Revision: 02.01.05.107 SDR Revision: SDR Package 1.09 6 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) In this example, the BMC firmware version is 1.17.4151, SDR version is 1.09. NOTE. The FRU is included in SDR package. There is no additional version information for FRU. 9. Can Altos T350 F2 support BIOS Recovery when BIOS is corrupted unexpectedly during BIOS update? ANSWER: Yes. 10. What’s UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)? ANSWER: The first EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) specification was completed in the late 1990s, and in 2005 the Unified EFI Forum was formed to standardize and promote UEFI implementations. In contrast to BIOS, UEFI defines a set of boot and runtime services that have standard syntax and semantics for interfaces and data structures. This means that all UEFI implementations behave essentially the same way, making it possible to test and develop standard drivers and applications. This greatly improves interoperability, reduces the complexity of supporting new hardware, and helps computer manufacturers to update and maintain firmware more rapidly. More information can be found at: http://www.uefi.org/ 11. What's the difference between EFI & UEFI? ANSWER: The EFI 1.10 specification is contributed by Intel and Microsoft. Intel holds the copyright of EFI 1.10 specification. The UEFI Forum evolves, extends, and adds new functionality required to produce UEFI 1.0 specification. All licensing for UEFI 1.0 specification will come from UEFI Forum. 12. What’s the benefit of UEFI? ANSWER: UEFI firmware provides several technical advantages: • OS Boot from GPT (GUID Partition Table) UEFI supports a more flexible partitioning scheme based on GPT. GPT disks use 64-bit values to describe partitions, which allow a maximum disk size of roughly 16.8 million TB and over 100 primary hard disk partitions. • Provides a pre-boot execution environment (not an OS) UEFI drivers and applications are designed to execute in the boot environment with very few constraints. Therefore, UEFI can provide a full network stack with high-resolution graphics and access to all devices, even if no functional operating system is available. • Removes the Upper Memory Block limit for Option ROM’s All UEFI implementations that conform to the UEFI specification include an EBC (EFI Byte Code) interpreter. EBC images are option ROMs that are compatible across all processor architectures. Additionally, because EBC images are highly compact and universally applicable, option ROMs in a PCI card can be much smaller than on BIOS systems. • Compatibility with earlier BIOS The systems with UEFI firmware can boot operating systems that are UEFI-capable and older operating systems that support only BIOS. 13. What's EFI shell? 7 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ANSWER: The EFI shell is a unique feature embedded in EFI firmware. Users can execute EFI commands in the EFI Shell. The EFI shell works as a small OS. NOTE. You could update BIOS in EFI shell. Please refer to Altos T350 F2 BIOS Release Note for more detail. 14. How do I enter EFI shell? ANSWER: Please press F6 during POST. You would see below options: Internal EFI Shell Please select Internal EFI Shell and press Enter. 15. What are the requirements to support OS installation in EFI mode? ANSWER: The requirements to support OS installation in EFI mode are as below. a. The system BIOS must support UEFI/EFI. b. The OS is EFI-Aware OS and can support EFI boot. & install. c. The OS media (such as ROK) must support EFI boot & install. d. The onboard disk controller or add-on disk controller must support EFI. 16. How do I select OS installation in EFI mode if the OS DVD media supports EFI mode? ANSWER: Please press F6 during POST. You would see options similar to below. UEFI: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 Please select UEFI: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 and press Enter. 17. I cannot select OS installation in EFI mode when I use Windows Server 2008 R2 ROK. ANSWER: Please use Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ROK. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ROK can support OS installation in both Legacy mode and EFI mode. 18. How do I select OS installation in Legacy mode if the OS DVD media supports EFI mode? ANSWER: Please press F6 during POST. You would see options similar to below: UEFI: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 Please select HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GSA-E60L1.00 and press Enter. 19. How do I force EFI mode of the add-on RAID card if it can support EFI? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST a. Please select Boot Options. b. You would see below information. EFI Optimized Boot [Disabled] 8 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) c. Please change the setting of EFI Optimized Boot from Disabled to Enabled. EFI Optimized Boot [Enabled] d. After EFI Optimized Boot is enabled. You would see below information. Use Legacy Video for EFI OS [Disabled] e. Please also enable Use Legacy Video for EFI OS. Use Legacy Video for EFI OS [Enabled] f. Please save the setting and exit from BIOS Setup. 20. How do I enable the Legacy mode support of the add-on RAID card? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST a. Please select Boot Options. b. You would see below information. EFI Optimized Boot [Disabled] c. Please make sure the setting of EFI Optimized Boot is Disabled. NOTE. The default setting is EFI Boot is Disabled.. a. Please save the setting and exit from BIOS Setup. 9 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 3. BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) 1. What’s the BMC of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Emulex Pilot III. 2. Is BMC embedded on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes, BMC is embedded on Altos T350 F2. 3. Is Altos T350 F2 IPMI 2.0 (Intelligent Platform Management Interface 2.0) compliant? ANSWER: Yes, Altos T350 F2 supports IPMI 2.0. 4. What features can Altos T350 F2 BMC support? ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. BMC + BMC RMM4 Lite Features BMC + + NOTE RMM4 Lite Dedicated Management Port IPMI 2.0 Yes Yes Yes OOB (Out of Band) Yes Yes Yes IPMB (Intelligent Yes Yes Yes Platform Management Bus) Dedicated NIC (10/100 No No Yes 2 Mbps) Share-NIC Yes Yes Yes Network Fail-over Yes Yes Yes SEL (System Event Log) Yes Yes Yes Server Health Monitoring Yes Yes Yes Remote Power Control Yes Yes Yes (on/off, reset) SOL (Serial Over LAN) Yes Yes Yes WDT (Watchdog Timer) Yes Yes Yes RMCP (Remote Management Yes Yes Yes Control Protocol)/RMCP+ Power Management (Node Yes Yes Yes 1 Manager) NOTE 1. More information of node manager can be found at: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/data-center/data-center-management/node-manage r-general.html NOTE 2. Dedicated NIC can be supported when Dedicated Management Port is installed. 5. Where can I install the optional RMM4 Lite? ANSWER: Please refer to the picture below. 10 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 6. Does Altos T350 F2 BMC support share-NIC technology with onboard Gigabit? ANSWER: Yes 7. Which network port of Altos T350 F2 is connected to BMC? ANSWER: Altos T350 F2 support two types of network connection interface and two types of network connection mode for BMC connection. For connection interface • Shared (Default): BMC is connected to onboard Gigabit LAN 1 and LAN 2 port. • Dedicated (Optional): BMC is connected to optional dedicated server management port. 11 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) For connection mode: • Concurrent (Default): All of onboard LAN port 1, onboard LAN port 2 and optional dedicated server management port can be used for management with different IP address. All NIC ports must be on different subnet. • Failover: All of onboard LAN port 1, onboard LAN port 2 and optional dedicated server management port are bonded together. The setting of onboard LAN port 1 will be used for bonding. If a connection fails, Smart Console connection will switch to the others. Failover mode can be enabled in Smart Console. 8. How do I configure the IP address of BMC on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Server Management. b. Please select BMC LAN Configuration. c. You would see information below. Baseboard LAN configuration IP Source [Static] IP Address 010.036.060.100 IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000 Gateway IP 010.036.060.001 Intel (R) RMM4 LAN Configuration Intel (R) RMM4 Intel (R) RMM4+DMN IP Source [Static] IP Address 010.036.061.100 IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000 Gateway IP 010.036.061.001 d. Please specify IP address, IP Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway under Baseboard LAN configuration for share NIC of onboard LAN port 1. e. If Altos T350 F2 is installed with Dedicated Management Port, please specify IP address, IP Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway under Intel (R) RMM4 LAN configuration f. Please save the settings and exit from BIOS Setup. 9. Can Altos T350 F2 BMC use the same IP address as the one in operating system? 12 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ANSWER: No. Please do not use the same IP address for BMC and operating system. 10. Should I unplug the power cord of Altos T350 F2 after I update the BMC firmware or SDR? ANSWER: You do not need to unplug the power cord of Altos T350 F2 after updating the BMC firmware. Since the BMC will continue to operate even though the system is powered off. So, please reboot the system so that the BMC is reset to reload the BMC firmware or FRUSDR. 11. Should I update the BMC, FRU and SDR when I add/remove CPU or memory on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes, you need to re-update the SDR when add/remove CPU and PSU. 12. Should I change any jumper before I update the firmware of BMC or FRUSDR? ANSWER: No. 13. What’s the default username & password of BMC of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Username: root Password: superuser 14. How do I enable the failover function for BMC connection? ANSWER: Please follow the procedures below. a. Please access Smart Console with web browser b. Click Configuration in the menu bar c. Click IPv4Network or IPv6 Network on the left panel d. Click Enable LAN Failover checkbox to enable the failover function of BMC 15. How do I enable/disable SOL (Serial Over LAN) function of BMC? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Select Server Management b. Select Console Redirection and Change the setting form Disabled to Serial Port A. 13 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) c. Please make sure the Console Redirection option is enabled with default setting. Flow Control [None] Baud Rate [115.2k] Terminal Type [VT100] Legacy OS Redirection [Disabled] Terminal resolution [80x24] Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x25] 16. What is IPMITOOL? ANSWER: The ipmitool program provides a simple command-line interface to BMC. It features the ability to read the SDR (sensor data repository) and print sensor values, display the contents of the SEL (System Event Log), print FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) inventory information, and perform remote power control. More information can be found at: http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/ http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/manpage.html 17. Where can I find the IPMITOOL utility for Linux? ANSWER: The ipmitool is available as OS built-in command in both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (or later) and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (or later). 18. Where can I find the IPMITOOL utility for Windows? ANSWER: The ipmitool utility currently is for Linux only. For Windows, IPMIUTIL utility for Windows can be downloaded from http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/ 14 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 4. Chassis 1. Does Altos T350 F2 chassis support redundant system fans? ANSWER: Yes. 2. Are the systems fans on Altos T350 F2 hot swappable? ANSWER: Yes. 3. Does Altos T350 F2 support the fan speed control? ANSWER: Each fan within the module is capable of supporting multiple speeds. If the internal ambient temperature of the system exceeds the value programmed into the thermal sensor data record (SDR), the BIOS will increase the speed for all the fans within the fan module. 4. Can I install FDD on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: No, Altos T350 F2 only supports external USB FDD. 5. Can I install ODD (Optical Disk Drive) on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 6. Does Altos T350 F2 support chassis intrusion detection? ANSWER: Yes. 7. How many serial ports does Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: One. NOTE. Although there is second serial port connector (internal connector COM2) on the T350 F2 main-board, the chassis is not designed for 2nd serial port. 15 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 5. CPU 1. Does Altos T350 F2 feature FSB (front side bus)? ANSWER: No, Altos T350 F2 does not have any FSB. 2. Since there is no front side bus, how the processors can be connected to each other? ANSWER: The processors are connected through the Quickpath Interconnect. 3. What’s the Quickpath Interconnect? ANSWER: This is the inter-connect technology designed for the communication between integrated circuits such as processors and chipset.. More information of Quick Path Interconnect can be found at: http://www.intel.com/technology/quickpath/ 4. Is Quickpath Interconnect a technology to replace PCI-Express? ANSWER: No. Quickpath Interconnect can be co-existed with PCI, PCI-X and PCI-Express technology. 5. Does Altos T350 F2 support multi-core? ANSWER: Yes. Altos T350 F2 can support 8-core. 6. When Altos T350 F2 is installed with 2 eight-core processor with Hyper-threading support, there will be totally 32 logical processors. Which OS can support 32 logical processors on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please refer to below table: Max. Max. Processor Physical Logical s 32-bit Service Processor Processor Detected Operating Systems / Note Pack s s by OS on 64-bit Supported Supported Altos by OS by OS T350 F2 Windows Server 2012 N/A 64-bit 64 640 32 Standard Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit 4 256 32 Standard Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit 8 256 32 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2008 64-bit 4 64 32 SP2 Standard Edition 32-bit 4 32 32 Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit 8 64 32 16 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Max. Max. Processor Physical Logical s 32-bit Service Processor Processor Detected Operating Systems / Note Pack s s by OS on 64-bit Supported Supported Altos by OS by OS T350 F2 Enterprise Edition 32-bit 8 32 32 64-bit 128 4096 32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 32-bit 32 32 32 64-bit 64 255 32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 9 32-bit 32 32 32 SuSE Linux Enterprise 64-bit 64 4096 32 SP2 Server 11 32-bit 32 32 32 7. Does Altos T350 F2 support EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology)? ANSWER: Yes. 8. Where can I know the CPU ID of processor installed on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Processor Configuration. c. You shall see below information:. Processor Socket: CPU1 CPU2 Processor ID: 206d7| 206d7 Processor Frequency: 2.200 GHz| 2.200 GHz Microcode Revision: 70a| 70a In this example, the CPU ID is 206D7. 9. Does Altos T350 F2 support XD (Execution Disable Bit)? ANSWER: Yes. More information can be found at, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352 10. How do I enable/disable XD (Execute Disable Bit)? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Processor Configuration. c. You would see below information: Execution Disable Bit: [Enabled] 11. Does Altos T350 F2 support EIST (Enhanced Intel Speed-Step Technology)? 17 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ANSWER: Yes, Altos T350 F2 can support EIST. 12. How do I enable/disable EIST? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Processor Configuration. c. You would see below information: Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(R) Tech: [Enabled] 13. Does Altos T350 F2 support Intel Virtualization Technology? ANSWER: Yes, please refer to Virtualization section for more information. 14. How do I enable Intel Virtualization Technology? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Processor Configuration c. You would see below information: Intel(R) Virtualization Technology: [Enabled] 15. Does Altos T350 F2 support Turbo Boost? ANSWER: Yes. More information can be found at: http://www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ 16. How do I enable/disable Turbo Boost? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Processor Configuration c. You would see below information: Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology [Enabled] 17. Does Altos T350 F2 support Hyper Threading? ANSWER: Yes. More information can be found at http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/index.htm?iid=t ech_product+ht 18. How do I enable/disable the number of cores in the processor? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. You would see below information: Active Processor Cores: [All] 18 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) c. Please change Active Processor Cores from All to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. d. Save the setting and exit from BIOS Setup. 19 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 6. Expansion Slots 1. How many PCI slots can Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: 8 PCIe slots and 1 IO module. • Riser #1 Expansion Bus Connector Technology Form Factor Note Slots # Width Width 1 Full Height PCIe Gen3 X16 X16 1 (bottom) Full Length Full Height 2 PCIe Gen3 X8 X8 1 Full Length Full Height 3 PCIe Gen3 X16 X16 1 Full Length Full Height 4 PCIe Gen3 X8 X8 2 Full Length Full Height 5 PCIe Gen3 X16 X16 2 Full Length Full Height 6 PCIe Gen3 X8 X8 2 Full Length Full Height 7 PCIe Gen3 X16 X16 2 Full Length Full Height 8 PCIe Gen 2 X4 X8 2 Full Length NOTE 1. These slots are connected to CPU1. NOTE 2. These slots are connected to CPU2. • IO Module Expansion Bus Connector Technology Form Factor Note Slots # Width Width 1 IO module N/A N/A N/A 1 NOTE 1. IO module is dedicatedly reserved for using IO module. Please refer to IO Module section for more information. 2. Can I install x1 PCI-Express adapter on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 3. Can I install x4 PCI-Express adapter on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 4. Can I install x8 PCI-Express adapter on Altos T350 F2? 20 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ANSWER: Yes. 5. Can I install x16 PCI-Express adapter on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 6. Does Altos T350 F2 PCI-Express slot support hot-plug? ANSWER: No. 21 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 7. IO Module 1. What is IO module? ANSWER: IO Module is a proprietary add-on adapter and cannot be installed in standard PCI-E slot. 2. Where should I install the IO module? ANSWER: Please refer to the picture below. NOTE. IO Module connector is connected to CPU1. 3. Can I install IO module in standard PCI-E expansion slot? ANSWER: No. IO module can ONLY be installed on IO module slot. 22 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 8. iSCSI 1. Can Altos T350 F2 onboard Gigabit support iSCSI? ANSWER: Yes, Altos T350 F2 onboard Gigabit can support iSCSI. 2. Do I need an iSCSI HBA (Host Bus Adapter) on Altos T350 F2 to support iSCSI? ANSWER: No, Altos T350 F2 can support iSCSI with onboard Gigabit and iSCSI Software NOTE. iSCSI Initiator HBA is not planned for Altos T350 F2 at current stage. 3. Where can I get the iSCSI driver of the gigabit network adapter for Linux? ANSWER: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 has the built-in driver for iSCSI. For other Linux, please download iSCSI Software Initiator of Linux from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=26396&release_id=177564 4. Can Altos T350 F2 onboard Gigabit support boot from iSCSI? ANSWER: Yes. 5. How do I enable iSCSI Boot on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Select Advanced. b. Select PCI Configuration. c. Select NIC Configuration d. You would see below information. PXE 1GbE Option ROM [Enabled] iSCSI 1GbE/10GbE Option ROM [Disabled] e. Please change PXE 1GbE Option ROM from Enabled to Disabled and iSCSI 1GbE/10GbE Option ROM from Disabled to Enabled PXE 1GbE Option ROM [Disabled] iSCSI 1GbE/10GbE Option ROM [Enabled] f. Save the setting and exit from BIOS Setup. 6. How do I configure iSCSI Boot on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please follow the procedures below. a. Please press CTRL-D when you see below information during POST. Intel (R) iSCSI Remote Boot version 2.7.97 Copyright (c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Press ESC key to skip iSCSI boot initialization. Press <Ctrl-D> to run setup... b. Select the NIC port you want to configure the iSCSI feature in iSCSI Port Selection. c. Select iSCSI Boot priority for the specific NIC port. 23 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) d. Please configure the settings for iSCSI boot to meet your iSCSI Target in storage system environment. Below is an example of iSCSI boot configuration. ========== iSCSI Boot Configuration ========== [ ] Use dynamic IP configuration (DHCP) Initiator Name: iqn.2008.com.ac Initiator IP: 192.168.10.50 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0 VLAN ID: [ ] Use DHCP for iSCSI Target information Target Name: iqn.1994-04.jp.c Target IP: 192.168.10.201 Target Port: 3260 Boot LUN: 0 Press spacebar to change [OK] [Cancel] e. Save the settings and reboot the system. During POST, you would see the information below when system detects the iSCSI storage. Intel (R) iSCSI Remote Boot version 2.7.97 Copyright (c) 2002-2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Press ESC key to skip iSCSI boot initialization. Linking up adapter port – MAC address(0015176C7958). Using STATIC configuration for primary port, please wait. iSCSI Target Name : iqn.1994-04.jp.co.hitachi:rsd.d8a.t.11363.0a000 iSCSI Target IP Address : 192.168.10.201 LUN ID: 0 Port: 3260 iSCSI Initiator IP : 192.168.10.50 iSCSI Gateway IP : 0.0.0.0 iSCSI Initiator Name : iqn.2008.com.intel:r920iscsi Attempting to connect to target disk using MAC address(0015176C7958) LUN: 0 DEVICE: HITACHI DF600F 40.0 GB 7. Do I need to enable iSCSI boot to support iSCSI function on onboard Gigabit? ANSWER: NO, to access iSCSI storage, you don't need to enable iSCSI boot feature of onboard Gigabit. You only need to enable iSCSI boot feature when you want to install OS on remote iSCSI storage and let OS boot from remote iSCSI storage. 8. How do I specify the IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) in Windows Server 2008 R2? ANSWER: Please launch the Microsoft iSCSI Software initiator and select Configuration tab. You can specify the IQN by clicking Change. 24 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 9. How do I specify the IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) in Linux? ANSWER: You can specify the IQN by editing the file /etc/initiatorname.iscsi as below: InitiatorName=iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:5e7a5b52c81c 10. Is network teaming supported on any system which carries iSCSI traffic? ANSWER: No. http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-027892.htm Network teaming using Intel's ANS (i.e., PROSet utility) is not supported for those ports transferring iSCSI traffic. This is due to limitations of the third-party iSCSI target/initiator software. For load balancing and failover support in Microsoft Windows* operating systems, you can use Microsoft's* MPIO (MultiPath I/O). Check the Microsoft Initiator User Guide on how to setup MPIO. 25 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 9. Main-board 1. How do I identify the main-board revision of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please refer to the picture below to check the revision of the main-board. It will be like this, PBA G20993-303. 26 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 10. Memory 1. What memory technology does Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: DDR3 1600 registered or load reduced DIMM. NOTE. Memory speed will depends on the Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processor as the memory controller is integrated in the processor itself. Different processor supports different max memory speed, from DDR3-1600 to DDR3-1066. NOTE. Memory speed will be very according to # of DIMMs installed per memory channel, voltage of DIMM and rank # of DIMM. This is the limitation of Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processor as the memory controller is integrated in the processor itself. 2. Can I install FB-DIMM memory on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: No, Altos T350 F2 can only support DDR3 1600 RDIMM or LRDIMM. 3. Can Altos T350 F2 support DDR2 800 UDIMM? ANSWER: No. Altos T350 F2 can only support DDR3 1600 RDIMM or LRDIMM. 4. How many DIMM slots can Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: 8 DIMM slots pre processor When there are two processors, Altos T350 F2 can support 16 DIMM. When there is only one processor, Altos T350 F2 can support 8 DIMM. (In this case, DIMM installed at DIMM slots E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1 and H2 cannot be detected). # of DIMM per Ranks per DIMM Total # of DIMM Note Memory Channel Single Rank 2 16 RDIMM Dual Rank 2 16 Quad Rank 2 16 5. How much memory can Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: 512 GB with RDIMM. 6. Can Altos T350 F2 support memory interleave? ANSWER: Yes, Altos T350 F2 features 8 memory channels 7. Can I install one single DIMM on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 8. Can I install three DIMMs on Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Yes. 9. Is there any guideline about the memory population? ANSWER: Please refer to Altos T350 F2 Product Spec. 10. Does Altos T350 F2 support Chip-Kill technology? ANSWER: Altos T350 F2 supports SDDC (Single Device Data Correction) memory technology which provides the same memory RAS feature as Chip-Kill. 27 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 11. What Memory RAS feature does Altos T350 F2 support? ANSWER: Memory RAS features including memory mirroring, sparing and lockstep are supported on both RDIMM and LRDIMM. 12. How do I enable memory mirroring? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Memory Configuration. c. Please select Memory RAS and Performance Configuration d. You would see below options: Select Memory RAS Configuration [Maximum Performance] e. Please change the setting of Select Memory RAS Configuration. You will see the following options available. • Maximum Performance • Mirroring • Lockstep • Sparing f. Please select Mirroring NOTE. The Sparing only available with quad rank DIMM NOTE. The Mirroring, Sparing or Lockstep option might not be available if the memory population does not follow the guideline. g. Please save the setting before exiting from BIOS Setup. 13. How does memory mirroring work? ANSWER: The memory mirroring feature is fundamentally a way for hardware to maintain two copies of all data in memory subsystem, such that a hardware failure or multiple-bit error is no longer fatal to the system. When a multiple-bit error is encountered during normal operation, hardware simply retrieves the “mirror” copy of the corrupted data, and no system failure will occur unless both primary and mirror copies of the same data are corrupt simultaneously. 14. Is there any guideline about the memory DIMM population for memory mirroring? ANSWER: Please refer to Altos T350 F2 Product Spec. 15. How do I enable memory sparing ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Memory Configuration. c. Please select Memory RAS and Performance Configuration d. You would see below options: Select Memory RAS Configuration [Maximum Performance] e. Please change the setting of Select Memory RAS Configuration. You will see the following options available. 28 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) • Maximum Performance • Mirroring • Lockstep • Sparing f. Please select Sparing NOTE. The Sparing only available with quad rank DIMM NOTE. The Mirroring, Sparing or Lockstep option might not be available if the memory population does not follow the guideline. g. Please save the setting before exiting from BIOS Setup. 16. How does memory sparing work? ANSWER: Altos T350 F2 systems implements the tracking register per rank (not per DIMM) to maintain a history of error occurrence (Single-Bit error), and a programmable register to hold the fail-over error threshold level. If the count of errors on any rank exceeds that value, fail-over will commence. Once fail-over has been initiated the memory controller (integrated in the processor) must execute every write twice; once to the primary rank, and once to the spare rank. (This requires that the spare rank must be least the size of the largest primary rank in use.) The duplicate write function will have copied every data location to the spare rank. At that point, the memory controller (integrated in the processor) can switch the spare into primary use, and take the failing rank off-line. Note that this entire mechanism requires no software support once it has been programmed and enabled, until the threshold detection has been triggered to request a data copy. Hardware will detect the threshold initiating fail-over, and escalate the occurrence of that event as directed. Whatever software routine responds to the threshold detection will select a victim rank and initiate the memory copy. Hardware will automatically isolate the “failed” rank once the copy has completed. The data copy is accomplished by address aliasing within the memory control interface, thus it does not require reprogramming of the DRAM row boundary (DRB) registers, nor does it require notification to the operating system that anything has occurred in memory. 17. Is there any guideline about the memory DIMM population for memory sparing? ANSWER: Please refer to Altos T350 F2 Product Spec. 18. Does Altos T350 F2 support memory mirroring for 6 DIMMs? ANSWER: Yes, Altos T350 F2 can supports memory mirroring for 2, 4, 6, 8 DIMMs. 19. When fail-over of memory mirroring occurred, will there be any log in SEL to indicate the fail-over? ANSWER: Yes, there will be a log in SEL when fail-over of memory mirroring occurred. 20. Can Smart Server Manager monitor the status of memory sparing/mirroring? ANSWER: No, Smart Server Manager cannot monitor the status of memory sparing/mirroring on Altos T350 F2. Current hardware implementation of Altos T350 F2 doesn’t support the status monitoring of memory sparing/mirroring. 21. Does Altos T350 F2 support hot-plug memory? ANSWER: No. 29 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 22. Does Altos T350 F2 support RAIM (Redundant Array of Independent Memory)? ANSWER: No. 23. What is "Lockstep mode"? ANSWER: In Lockstep Channel Mode, each memory access is a 128-bit data access that spans channel A and channel B (channel C and channel D). Lockstep Channel mode is the only RAS mode that supports x8 SDDC. Lockstep Channel Mode requires that channel A and channel B (channel D and channel E) must be populated identically with regards to size and organization. Each bit of the ECC code appears in a pair of lockstepped channels. The symbols are arranged so that the data from every x8 DRAM is mapped to two adjacent symbols, so any failure of the DRAM can be corrected. The correction capabilities in lockstep mode are: • Correction of any x4 or x8 DRAM device failure • Detection of 99.986% of all single bit failures that occur in addition to a x8 DRAM failure. The Integrated Memory Controller will detect a series of failures on a specific DRAM and use this information in addition to the information provided by the code to achieve 100% detection of these cases. • Detection of all permutations of 2 x4 DRAM failures. 24. How do I enable memory lockstep? ANSWER: Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select Memory Configuration. c. Please select Memory RAS and Performance Configuration d. You would see below options: Select Memory RAS Configuration [Maximum Performance] e. Please change the setting of Select Memory RAS Configuration. You will see the following options available. • Maximum Performance • Mirroring • Lockstep • Sparing f. Please select Lockstep NOTE. The Sparing only available with quad rank DIMM NOTE. The Mirroring, Sparing or Lockstep option might not be available if the memory population does not follow the guideline. g. Please save the setting before exiting from BIOS Setup. 25. Is there any guideline about the memory DIMM population for memory lockstep? ANSWER: Please refer to Altos T350 F2 Product Spec. 26. What is "Independent mode"? Does it mean the DIMM A1, B1 C1 and D1 of processor 1 no need to be the same (capacity, model, etc) in Independent mode? ANSWER: Independent mode is the general mode without Mirror, lockstep functions enabled. Please populate the same DIMM at DIMM A1, B1 C1 and D1 of Processor 1. 30 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 27. There is always no DIMM populated in memory channel F, F, G & H of Processor 2 when processor 2 is not installed. Does it mean CPU2 is required to support processor 2 - memory DIMM E1, F1, G1 and H1 of processor 2? ANSWER: Yes. Processor 2 is required to support memory channel E, F, G & H of processor 2. 28. Can we mix RDIMM and UDIMM in memory Independent mode ANSWER: No. 29. Which DIMM would be primary In "Mirror mode"? For example, is it data copied from A1 to C1 of processor 1 when DIMM A1 and C1 of processor 1 are installed? ANSWER: DIMM A1 and C1 of processor 1 are accessed at the same time. 30. What is the benefit of Un-buffered ECC DIMM? ANSWER: Un-buffered ECC DIMM is lower cost than Registered DIMM. 31. Is there any different in reliability between Un-buffered DIMM and Registered DIMM? ANSWER: Un-buffered ECC DIMM and Registered DIMM have the same reliability. 32. One DIMM or two DIMMs configuration is suggested with Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Altos T350 F2 supports one DIMM or two DIMMs configuration. But please install 4 DIMMs to each processor for best performance. 33. When Altos T350 F2 is equipped with two processors, can I just install 4 DIMMs in DIMM A1, B1, C1 and D1 of processor 1? I mean in this configuration, can CPU2 still access the memory that connected to CPU1 only? ANSWER: Yes, CPU2 still can access the memory on CPU1 through the QPI (QuickPath Interconnect) between processors. However, it is recommended to install DIMMs on each processor. So, each processor has its own local memory (belong to the memory controller of this processor) which has better bandwidth and lower latency than remote memory (belonging to the neighboring controller). 31 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 11. More Information 1. Where can I find more information of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Please refer to below documents: Document Title Description Note Altos T350 F2 Overview of new features & 1 What’s New technologies of Altos T350 F2. This document is intended to Altos T350 F2 THOL provide users of the Altos T350 (Tested Hardware & 2 F2 with a guide to the different Operating System hardware and operating systems List) tested on this platform. Altos T350 F2 ICG This document provides you a (Installation 3 quick OS installation guide on Configuration Altos T350 F2. Guide) 2. Where can I find more information about virtualization? ANSWER: Please get the virtualization information with below links: http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization/technology.htm 32 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 12. Onboard Gigabit 1. What’s the onboard Gigabit of Altos T350 F2? ANSWER: Intel I350 quad port Gigabit Ethernet controller. More information of Intel I350 Ethernet controller can be found at: http://www.intel.com/products/ethernet/resource.htm#s1=all&s2=I350&s3=all 2. What features can Altos T350 F2 onboard Gigabit Support? ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. Features Onboard Gigabit NOTE # of ports 4 1 Network Teaming Yes WOL (Wake On LAN) Yes PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Yes Environment) TOE (TCP Offload Engine) n/a Jumbo Frame 9.5 KB iSCSI Yes 2 iSCSI Boot Yes 2 NOTE 1. All ports of onboard Gigabit are connected to CPU1. NOTE 2. Please refer to iSCSI section for more detail. 3. Can Altos T350 F2 support network teaming, such as AFT (Adapter Fault Tolerance) and ALB (Adaptive Load Balance) with onboard Gigabit? ANSWER: Yes, you can do the network teaming with onboard gigabit by installing PROSet Utility which is included in Smart Setup DVD. More information can be found at: http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-009747.htm 4. Is there any BIOS option to enable/disable Altos T350 F2 onboard gigabit? ANSWER: Yes. Please enter BIOS Setup during POST. a. Please select Advanced. b. Please select PCI Configuration. c. Please select NIC Configuration d. You would see below information: Onboard NIC1 Controller [Enabled] Onboard NIC1 Port1 [Enabled] Onboard NIC1 Port2 [Enabled] Onboard NIC1 Port1 PXE [Enabled] Onboard NIC1 Port2 PXE [Enabled] 33 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 5. Does Altos T350 F2 onboard gigabit support VMDq (Virtual Machine Device Queues)? http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/virtualization/vmdq-technology-paper.html?wa pkw=vmdq ANSWER: Yes. 6. Is Altos T350 F2 onboard gigabit PCI-Express 2.0? ANSWER: Yes, it is PCI-Express 2.0. It supports 5 GT/s. 7. What is the device name of onboard gigabit in Linux? ANSWER: It is usually like this. ethn, for example, eth0. You can use below command to check the Ethernet status. # ifconfig eth0 8. How do I know the link speed of onboard gigabit in Linux? ANSWER: # ethtool eth0 34 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 13. Onboard SAS/SATA Software RAID (ESRTII) 1. What RAID features can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID support? ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. Intel Onboard Features NOTE SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID SAS BP LED Control Yes (through SGPIO) Hardware RAID No Cache Memory of RAID N/A BBU (Battery Backup Unit) N/A Connector N/A Global Hot Spare Yes Dedicated Hot Spare No Audible Alarm Yes RAID Volume Support > 2 TB Yes 1 Background Initialization Yes 2 Disk Coercion Yes 3 NCQ (Native Command Yes 4 Queuing) UEFI/EFI Support No NOTE 1. Not every OS can support disk space up to 2 TB. NOTE 2. When RAID volume is created, it can be initialized on the background. RAID volume can be immediately available without completing the fully initialization. NOTE 3. Drive coercion refers to the ability of the RAID controller to recognize the size of the physical drives that are connected and then force the larger drives to use only the amount of space available on the smallest drive. Drive coercion as implemented in these RAID controllers also allows an option to map out a reserved space to compensate for slightly smaller drive sizes that may be added later. It is 64 MB by default and cannot be changed. NOTE 4. More information of NCQ can be found at: http://www.serialata.org/technology/ncq.asp 2. What OS can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID support? ANSWER: Please refer to below table: RAID Service 32-bit/ Operating Systems Driver Utili Note Pack 64-bit ty Windows Server 2012 N/A 64-bit Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Yes Yes 35 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 64-bit Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 SP2 32-bit Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise 64-bit Yes Yes Update 3 Linux 6 32-bit Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise 64-bit Yes Yes Update 9 Linux 5 32-bit Yes Yes SuSE Linux Enterprise 64-bit Yes Yes SP2 Server 11 32-bit Yes Yes SuSE Linux Enterprise 64-bit Yes Yes SP4 Server 10 32-bit Yes Yes VMware ESXi 5.0 N/A 64-bit No No 3. How do I know the firmware version of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: During POST, you would see below information: Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology II Version SCU.11.08021201I [PCI 5/0] Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology II Device present at port 0 WDC WD30000BLFS-01YBU1 285656MB Device present at port 2 WDC WD30000BLFS-01YBU1 285656MB 01 Virtual drive(s) Configured. Array# Mode Stripe Size No.Of Stripes DriveSize Status 00 RAID 1 64KB 02 285148MB Online >>>>>> Press <Ctrl-E> or Enter Embedded RAID II Configuration Utility. <<<<<< (c)2009 Copyright LSI Corporation. All Rights Reserved. In this example, the firmware version is SCU.11.08021201I. 4. Can I update the BIOS and firmware of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: No, the BIOS & firmware of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID is embedded in Altos T350 F2 system BIOS and cannot be updated. 5. How do I enable Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: Please refer to Appendix B of Altos T350 F2 ICG (Installation Configuration Guide) 6. How do I configure Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: Please refer to Appendix B of Altos T350 F2 ICG (Installation Configuration Guide). 7. Is there any step-by-step procedure to create RAID with Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: Please refer to Appendix B. of Altos T350 F2 ICG (Installation Configuration Guide). 8. What RAID utility does Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID support? ANSWER: RAID Web Console 2 for Windows & Linux. 36 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 9. Where can I find the RAID utility of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: The RAID utility can be found in Smart Setup Resource Kit DVD. 10. Can I see Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID BIOS during POST if there is only one hard drive installed and Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII software RAID enabled? ANSWER: Yes. 11. Can I configure Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID with one hard drive? ANSWER: Yes. 12. Do I need to install the RAID Utility to enable the RAID rebuilt of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: No. The RAID rebuilt of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID will be functional with or without the installation of RAID Utility. 13. Does the Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID support HDD location function? ANSWER: Yes. 14. What is the default setting of disk write cache of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: The disk write cache is disabled by default. 15. How do I enable/disable disk write cache of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: The disk write cache is disabled by default. You can change it in Device Manager. Please launch Device Manager, and select the properties of volume in Disk drives and select Policies. Please check/uncheck Enable write caching on the device and click OK. 16. What is volume write-back cache of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: The volume write-back cache is referring to the system memory associated to the RAID volume and managed by the driver. 17. What is the default setting of logical drive write cache of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? 37 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ANSWER: The default setting of logical drive write cache is Write Back. 18. How do I enable/disable the logical drive write cache of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: Please follow the procedures below. a. Please launch the RAID utility. b. Click on Logical tab. c. Right-click on the RAID volume that you want to change the write cache setting. d. Select Set Virtual Drive Properties e. Change the setting of Write Policy option to “Write Through” or “Always Write Back” to disable or enable the write cache. 38 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 19. How do I check the event log of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID? ANSWER: The event log of Intel Onboard SAS/SATA ESRTII RAID can be found at the bottom of RAID utility. 39 Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 14. Onboard SAS/SATA Software RAID (RSTe) 1. What RAID features can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA RSTe RAID support? ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. Intel Onboard Features NOTE SAS/SATA RSTe RAID SAS BP LED Control Yes (through SGPIO) Hardware RAID No Cache Memory of RAID N/A BBU (Battery Backup Unit) N/A Connector N/A Global Hot Spare Yes Dedicated Hot Spare No Audible Alarm Yes RAID Volume Support > 2 TB Yes 1 Background Initialization Yes 2 Disk Coercion Yes 3 NCQ (Native Command Yes 4 Queuing) UEFI/EFI Support Yes NOTE 1. Not every OS can support disk space up to 2 TB. NOTE 2. When RAID volume is created, it can be initialized on the background. RAID volume can be immediately available without completing the fully initialization. NOTE 3. Drive coercion refers to the ability of the RAID controller to recognize the size of the physical drives that are connected and then force the larger drives to use only the amount of space available on the smallest drive. Drive coercion as implemented in these RAID controllers also allows an option to map out a reserved space to compensate for slightly smaller drive sizes that may be added later. It is 64 MB by default and cannot be changed. NOTE 4. More information of NCQ can be found at: http://www.serialata.org/technology/ncq.asp 2. What OS can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA RSTe RAID support? ANSWER: Please refer to below table: RAID Service 32-bit/ Operating Systems Driver Utili Note Pack 64-bit ty Windows Server 2012 N/A 64-bit Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit Yes Yes 40